Shipping container with grips and locking ports

Abstract

A corrugated shipping container having an elongated container body with an open end, and a lid to cover the open end. The lid and container have a through-lid grip opening and one or more through-lid locking ports for locking the lid to the container body with a cable tie. The through-lid grip opening is configured with an ergonomic profile to improve the lifting, handling and carrying of the shipping container, particularly when weighed with shipping articles, such as a golf bag and set of golf clubs.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. An elongated container comprising a container body and a lid, the container body comprising: a plurality of sidewalls, the plurality of sidewalls being joined to adjacent sidewalls along a common edge and having a top edge that defines a top opening, wherein at least one sidewall comprises a top portion having a grip opening and a locking port; and the lid comprising a top panel that covers the top opening of the container body, and a plurality of side panels that extend from the top panel and cover the top portions of the sidewalls, wherein at least one side panel has a grip opening that registers with the grip opening in the top portion of the at least one sidewall to form a through-lid grip opening, and wherein the at least one side panel has a locking port that registers with the locking port in the top portion of the at least one sidewall to form a through-lid locking port, wherein the container body includes a pair of locking ports in the top portions of an adjacent pair of the sidewalls, adjacent the common edge between the adjacent pair of the sidewalls, and the lid includes a pair of locking ports in an adjacent pair of the side panels, adjacent a common edge between the adjacent pair of the side panels, wherein an edge of the top panel of the lid is hingedly attached to a top portion of one of the sidewalls to form an integral lid, wherein the lid includes two pairs of locking ports, including a first pair of locking ports in a first pair of adjacent side panels, proximate a common edge shared by the first pair of adjacent side panels, wherein the first pair of adjacent side panels include the side panel of the lid positioned opposite the hinge, and a second pair of locking ports in a second pair of adjacent side panels, proximate a common edge shared by the second pair of adjacent side panels, wherein the second pair of adjacent side panels also includes the side panel of the lid positioned opposite the hinge, wherein the container body includes two pairs of locking ports, including a first pair of locking ports in a first pair of adjacent sidewalls, proximate a common edge shared by the first pair of adjacent sidewalls, wherein the first pair of adjacent sidewalls include the sidewall of the container body positioned opposite the hinge, and a second pair of locking ports in a second pair of adjacent sidewalls, proximate a common edge shared by the second pair of adjacent sidewalls, wherein the second pair of adjacent sidewalls also includes the sidewall of the container body positioned opposite the hinge. 
     
     
       2. The elongated container according to  claim 1 , further including a locking means configured for secured insertion through the locking ports of the container body and the lid when registered. 
     
     
       3. The elongated container according to  claim 1 , wherein the top panel is structurally a continuous rectangular plane lacking voids. 
     
     
       4. The elongated container according to  claim 1 , wherein the container body includes a second pair of locking ports in an opposite, adjacent pair of the sidewalls, and the lid includes a second pair of locking ports in an opposite, adjacent pair of the side panels. 
     
     
       5. The elongated container according to  claim 1 , wherein the container body further includes a grip opening in at least one of the elongated sidewalls in a portion other than the top portion. 
     
     
       6. The elongated container according to  claim 1 , having a through-lid locking port through proximate both common edges of the side panel of the lid positioned opposite the hinge. 
     
     
       7. An elongated container comprising a container body and a lid, the container body comprising: a plurality of sidewalls, the plurality of sidewalls being joined to adjacent sidewalls along a common edge and having a top edge that defines a top opening, wherein at least one sidewall comprises a top portion having a locking port; and the lid comprising a top panel that covers the top opening of the container body, and a plurality of side panels that extend from the top panel and cover the top portions of the sidewalls, wherein the at least one side panel has a locking port that registers with the locking port in the top portion of the at least one sidewall to form a through-lid locking port, wherein the container body includes a pair of locking ports in the top portions of an adjacent pair of the sidewalls, adjacent the common edge between the adjacent pair of the sidewalls, and the lid includes a pair of locking ports in an adjacent pair of the side panels, adjacent a common edge between the adjacent pair of the side panels, wherein an edge of the top panel of the lid is hingedly attached to a top portion of one of the sidewalls to form an integral lid, wherein the lid includes two pairs of locking ports, including a first pair of locking ports in a first pair of adjacent side panels, proximate a common edge shared by the first pair of adjacent side panels, wherein the first pair of adjacent side panels include the side panel of the lid positioned opposite the hinge, and a second pair of locking ports in a second pair of adjacent side panels, proximate a common edge shared by the second pair of adjacent side panels, wherein the second pair of adjacent side panels also includes the side panel of the lid positioned opposite the hinge, wherein the container body includes two pairs of locking ports, including a first pair of locking ports in a first pair of adjacent sidewalls, proximate a common edge shared by the first pair of adjacent sidewalls, wherein the first pair of adjacent sidewalls include the sidewall of the container body positioned opposite the hinge, and a second pair of locking ports in a second pair of adjacent sidewalls, proximate a common edge shared by the second pair of adjacent sidewalls, wherein the second pair of adjacent sidewalls also includes the sidewall of the container body positioned opposite the hinge. 
     
     
       8. The elongated container according to  claim 7 , further including a locking means configured for secured insertion through the locking ports of the container body and the lid when registered. 
     
     
       9. The elongated container according to  claim 7 , wherein the top panel is structurally a continuous rectangular plane lacking voids. 
     
     
       10. The elongated container according to  claim 7 , wherein the container body includes a second pair of locking ports in an opposite, adjacent pair of the sidewalls, and the lid includes a second pair of locking ports in an opposite, adjacent pair of the side panels. 
     
     
       11. The elongated container according to  claim 7 , wherein the container body further includes a grip opening in at least one of the elongated sidewalls in a portion other than the top portion. 
     
     
       12. The elongated container according to  claim 7 , having a through-lid locking port through proximate both common edges of the side panel of the lid positioned opposite the hinge.